Kenneth Taylor (footballer, born 2002)

Kenneth Ina Dorothea Taylor (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre-back for Jong Ajax.[2]

Kenneth Taylor
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Ina Dorothea Taylor[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002
Place of birth Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, centre-back
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2010 SV De Foresters
2010– Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Jong Ajax 57 (12)
2020– Ajax 10 (1)
National team
2017 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 14 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:36, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Taylor made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 15 October 2018 in a game against Jong PSV as a 70th-minute substitute for Jasper ter Heide.[3]

Taylor made his Eredivisie debut for AFC Ajax on 12 December 2020 in a game against PEC Zwolle as a 64th-minute substitute for Perr Schuurs. In a match against Heracles Almelo on 6 February 2022 Taylor scored his first Eredivisie goal in the match's 65th minute. He had come on in the 63rd minute to relieve Steven Berghuis and was shortly thereafter found on a ball from Sébastien Haller for what was his first league goal.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1010
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 190190
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 216216
Total 416000000416
Ajax 2020–21 Eredivisie 20000020
Career total 436000000436

Honours

Ajax[5]

Netherlands U17

References

  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. Kenneth Taylor at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 October 2018.
  4. "Kenneth Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. "Kenneth Taylor - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  6. UEFA (19 May 2019). "Netherlands clinch title". UEFA. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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